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The first American flag on Michigan soil was raised at Frenchtown by Capt. Porter in 1796. This was also the site of the River Raisin block house occupied by American troops, which was burned by the British Capt. Elliott under order of Col. Proctor in Aug. 1812.
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Monroe, Michigan · United States
